Southern Comfort Dinner Party

*southern comfort dinner party in birmingham, al

*the hostess purchased a huge piece of bularp off of amazon to use as the table cloth!

birmingham, alabama...that's where i latest travels took us & can i say one thing, what a delicious town! our good friends, the weils, hosted an amazing southern-themed dinner party saturday night for 23 people - definitely the hostess with the mostest!

i'll try to recap below but you really should just host one yourself. what a fun dinner party, birthday party or night with the girls this theme provides.

{menu}

{appetizers}:

*tray of pickled treats: wickles, pickled okra, pickled green beans & cornichons

*pimento cheese with crackers

*the BEST alabama sausage, grilled - conechu sausage - with mustards for dipping.

*flash fried okra from fresh market - i recommend these for snacking & any party!

*cheese straws - a true, southern staple!

*pimento cheese-the hostess' own recipe!

*BGE for grilled sausage!

*delicious flash fried okra found @ fresh market!

*cheese straws - these always make for a great party app!

{signature southern comfort drink}:

*open house punch

*signature drinks served in mason jars with a 'pop-color' straw!

{dinner}:

*gena knox's pickled shrimp with hearts of palm

*mini meatloaf cups

*fried chicken from the club

*bottega's mac & cheese

*watermelon & tomato salad

*jalapeno corn bread

no pictures of the full dinner spread b/c it was down the hatch in a flash! although, i definitely

recommend making the pickled shrimp with hearts of palm. it was incredible!!!

*gena knox's pickled shrimp with hearts of palm